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VMware Cloud Foundry Is Developers’ Top Cloud Platform Pick: Survey
According to a recent Evans Data survey, VMware’s Cloud Foundry was seen as the best Platform as a Service (PAAS) cloud development platform by developers polled. In the survey, only those developers who use a particular platform were asked to rank the attributes of the platform. Cloud Foundry achieved the highest overall score, while IBM’s…
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Aruba Networks Buys Avenda Systems to Enhance Security Portfolio
Aruba Networks will buy privately held Avenda Systems to bolster its network security portfolio to help organizations protect personal devices being used in the enterprise. Aruba Networks will offer enterprises a single management console that can secure all devices being used within the enterprise and apply consistent security policies, Hitesh Sheth, chief operating officer at…
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Cisco Readies WebEx, Jabber for ‘Post-PC’ Era
Cisco Systems is looking to grow the capabilities of its collaboration offerings–including WebEx and Jabber to address the mobile trends of what company executives agree is the post-PC era. At the Cisco Collaboration Summit 2011 event in Miami Nov. 16, company officials announced enhancements to WebEx and Jabber to enable users to leverage the new…
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Lexmark Develops BPM Applications for Health Care
Printer manufacturer Lexmark is branching out to create new business process management (BPM) software for health care and other industry verticals, such as education, financial services, government and retail. The company plans to leverage the enterprise content management (ECM) capabilities of its stand-alone Perceptive Software unit and the BPM tools of Netherlands-based Pallas Athena to…
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CDW Sets Sights on Cloud, Mobility
The technology industry has shifted sharply to consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets and mobile applications—even as many analyst firms slash their PC forecasts. Today’s business travelers often leave their laptops at home, preferring to carry just a tablet and a smartphone. The advent of mobility, consumer electronics and cloud computing in the enterprise is…
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Tech Data Profits Up as Currencies Change
Showing strength under challenging conditions amid fears of a worldwide economic slowdown, IT products distributor Tech Data saw its third quarter sales rise to nearly $6.6 billion, a 7 percent increase from the same period last year. Operating income for the third quarter was $89.6 million. The company noted the strengthening of certain foreign currencies…